Originally a piano piece by composer F.W. Meacham written in 1885, this piece depicts the approaching, passing, and fading away into the distance of a military unit. While there are many versions of this popular piece, including one by the famous Glenn Miller…
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String Orchestra
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Wingert-Jones Publications
Anthem of Triumph is for all of the students who have made it to their first spring concert! Utilizing only the first 6 notes of the D-major scale, composer Tyler Arcari has crafted an exciting anthem for young musicians. Perfect for beginners or as a…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Tyler Arcari
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Perfect for the first holiday concert, this new work, in the style of a “Cha cha”, has ample teaching opportunities. Using only the first 6 notes of the D-major scale, Cha Cha Christmas is perfect for your first concert.
Grade Level: 0.5 Copyright: 2020…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Larry Clark
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Set your beginners up for success this Christmas with this interactive work! Full of theatrics and audience participation, it’s a winning combination of function and flair! Using only the first six notes in the D scale (and a few random ringtones on your…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Tyler Arcari
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Using only the first six notes of the D scale, composer/arranger Tyler Arcari found a way to combine, in quodlibet, four classic carols into a delightful setting for the youngest of orchestra musicians. Your first-year students will shine as they delight…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Tyler Arcari
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Clearer Skies is a rhapsodic piece for the advanced high school band, depicting flight: the burst of takeoff, the smooth ride above the clouds, and a peaceful landing. Its forward momentum and more understated ending will rouse audiences for the concert…
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Concert Band
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Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
This clever version of the classic Christmas carol, Up on the Housetop, is a brilliant addition to the beginning string orchestra repertoire with opportunities to work on strengthening pizzicato. Your students will love this one, and parents will too!
Grade…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Amy Riebs Mills
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Clown Car is a fresh look back at a sub-genre of marches referred to as “Circus Marches.” The Composer evokes the same wonder with this work that we all had watching way too many clowns pile out of a tiny, tiny car!
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2022 Publisher:…
Style:
Concert Band
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Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
Looking at the world you start to notice not everything is modern. In fact, you can see bits and pieces of tech, objects, tools, structures that are from a time long past…peppered around our daily lives. These fractures in time remind us that we are not…
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Concert Band
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Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
Your students will think the title is intriguing, but it basically says what it is, a dynamic new composition from composer Laura Estes for the least experienced players. Laura draws on her many years of experience teaching beginners to give them a piece they…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Laura Estes
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing